Prevalence of iridological signs suggesting diabetes in the elderly: a pilot study

Authors

  • Léia Fortes Salles Escola de Enfermagem da Universidade de São paulo
  • Maria Júlia Paes da Silva Escola de Enfermagem da USP
  • Celso Fernandes Battello Associação Brasileira de Iridologia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.19177/cntc.v1e1201223-28

Keywords:

Diabetes mellitus, Integrative Medicine, Iridology

Abstract

Iridology is a complementary observational propedeutic method especially designed for the early detection of signs on the iris suggesting predisposition to certain diseases and for reducing their chances of occurrence. This study intended to compare the presence of iridological signs suggesting pre¬disposition to diabetes in patients with and without the disease. The pilot study was conducted in São Paulo city, at the Health Center-School in the period of April 25th to 27th, 2007, involving 30 subjects. Among diabetic subjects, 100% showed signs on iris; for the control group, 53.3% showed signs, while the remaining 46.7% did not. The Mann-Whitney test shows statistically significant diference in the preva¬lence of this signs between the two groups.

Author Biographies

  • Léia Fortes Salles, Escola de Enfermagem da Universidade de São paulo
    Enfermeira especialista em Iridologia e Irisdiagnose e em Terapia Floral. Doutora em Ciências pela Escola de Enfermagem da Universidade de São Paulo. Possui especialização em Educação Profissional (2004) pela Escola de Enfermagem da USP
  • Maria Júlia Paes da Silva, Escola de Enfermagem da USP
    Professora Titular do Departamento Médico-cirúrgico da Escola de Enfermagem da Universidade de São Paulo. Líder do Grupo de Estudos em Práticas Alternativas e Complementares em Saúde do Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq).
  • Celso Fernandes Battello, Associação Brasileira de Iridologia
    Médico, mestre em Homeopatia pela Faculdade de Ciências de São Paulo e Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos Homeopáticos (FACIS-IBEHE)

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Published

2012-12-01

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 1 (2012)

Section

Original Articles

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